‘This merger must be blocked’: Netflix-Warner Bros deal faces fierce backlash
US politicians and Hollywood guilds have voiced concerns against the proposed $83bn purchase of the studio
The Guardian view on reboots of A Christmas Carol and Paddington: refugee tales for today
Editorial: An Asian Scrooge, a break-dancing Bob Cratchit and a musical bear – new versions of classics keep stories alive
Scarlett Johansson joining the Batverse is good news for the franchise – but who will she play?
The actor who marries box office ratings with Wes Anderson cool should revive the Batman series, but trying to guess who she might play is a thankless task
The end of big-screen cinema? What Netflix hopes to achieve by buying Warner Bros
IP success stories such as Barbie and the DC Universe? That elusive best picture Oscar? Or perhaps the main goal is a good old-fashioned blockbuster
Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros Discovery studio and streaming business in $83bn deal
Streaming service to gain control of studio behind Harry Potter and Batman, as well as HBO, home to The White Lotus and Game of Thrones
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair – what does the new Tarantino cut offer?
The director’s two-part revenge saga has now been released as one mammoth movie with several tweaks and additions
‘He’s the new Daniel Day-Lewis’: Margot Robbie defends Jacob Elordi’s Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights
Robbie addresses backlash to casting Elordi as a character described by Brontë as ‘dark-skinned’, while Fennell praises her female star’s ‘big dick energy’
Russell Crowe’s 20 best roles – sorted!
With Nuremberg out in Australian cinemas, we cast an eye over Rusty’s eclectic, varied and downright impressive oeuvre. Are you not entertained?
‘I’ve had all the luck you can get’: Michael Caine retires for the fourth time
The 92-year-old actor made the announcement again as he received an award at the Red Sea international film festival in Saudi Arabia
Belle Gibson drama Apple Cider Vinegar leads 2026 Aacta award nominations
Netflix miniseries about wellness scammer lands 20 nominations, while Adelaide-made horror hit Bring Her Back dominates film categories
‘My God, what a story it would make’: film-maker Kevin Brownlow on It Happened Here and Winstanley
Brownlow is best known for restoring silent movies, but in conjunction with Andrew Mollo, he made two features, in 1964 and 1975, that look astonishingly prescient today
The Alto Knights to Under the Stars: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Robert De Niro stars in a bloody mafia saga from the writer of Goodfellas, while Toni Collette and Andy Garcia charm in a flirtatious rom-dram
‘The goal was to scare a kid’: the wild world of films-within-films
From Angels With Filthy Souls in Home Alone, to Deception in The Holiday, fake movies are taking on a life of their own
Steve Cropper obituary
Guitarist with the American band Booker T and the MGs who was also a successful songwriter and producer
‘A joyous and emotional journey’: immersive exhibition charts Coventry’s south Asian heritage
Hardish Virk uses photography, film, music and his family’s memorabilia to tell a wider story of migration and community resilience